Staff Engineer - Electrical Platform Architect

Polaris Inc.; Wyoming (MN); On-site; USD 111,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Employee stock ownership plan

401(k) matching

Health, dental, vision insurance

Volunteer time off

Job summary

Polaris Inc. is seeking an experienced engineer to shape platform electrical architectures across Powersports platforms. You will lead system requirements, collaborate with vehicle architects, and guide feature development from concept through testing.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, risk assessment, and alignment with technology roadmaps, with travel for builds and supplier engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Computer, Systems Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of engineering experience.
• Experience with circuit design, system-level design, and requirements management.
• Experience with analog and digital circuit analysis and design.
• Experience using schematic capture and circuit simulation tools.
• Experience designing electrical systems for vehicle or machine control systems.
• Product development experience.
• Experience with wire harness design and CAN systems.
• Familiarity with systems engineering methodologies.
• Some travel to support vehicle builds and supplier engagement.
• This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Develop long-range product plans by aligning system needs with customer requirements and technology roadmaps.
• Develop electrical architectures that support feature solutions across Polaris Powersports platforms.
• Define high-level system and feature requirements for new solutions and technologies.
• Support development of directional cost estimates for proposed architectures and features.
• Conduct Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment (HARA) and DFMEA activities for new feature development.
• Review cybersecurity assessments on powersports platforms and implement requirements into respective electrical architectures.
• Ensure proposed solutions align with broader platform strategies and initiatives.
• Identify platform elements requiring pre-development activities and technology maturation.
• Develop detailed system requirements in collaboration with vehicle architects and electrical systems engineers.
• Integrate architecture and system requirements into vehicle platform designs with cross-functional engineering teams.
• Participate in product development process reviews and support technical decision-making for assigned vehicle platforms.
• Partner with feature development teams to establish control system plans and identify desired system parameters.
• Collaborate with systems engineering and component SMEs to develop testing strategies and controllers.

Skills

Circuit design

System-level design

CAN systems

Electrical test equipment

Analog & digital analysis

Regulatory compliance knowledge

Strong communication

Collaboration across teams

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Eng./Systems Eng./related field

Tools

Schematic capture tools

Circuit simulation tools

CAN tooling

Job description

Polaris Inc. is seeking an experienced engineer to shape platform electrical architectures across Powersports platforms. You will lead system requirements, collaborate with vehicle architects, and guide feature development from concept through testing.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, risk assessment, and alignment with technology roadmaps, with travel for builds and supplier engagement.